Vanna White excited to try Ayesha Curry's International Smoke while in SF

FILE – Game show hosts Vanna White and Pat Sajak arrive at the 17th annual Broacasting and Cable Hall of Fame awards dinner in New York in this Oct. 22, 2007 file photo. White told ABC7 that while she's in San Francisco she wants to check out Ayesha Curry's BBQ restaurant International Smoke. less

FILE – Game show hosts Vanna White and Pat Sajak arrive at the 17th annual Broacasting and Cable Hall of Fame awards dinner in New York in this Oct. 22, 2007 file photo. White told ABC7 that while she's ... more

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FILE – Game show hosts Vanna White and Pat Sajak arrive at the 17th annual Broacasting and Cable Hall of Fame awards dinner in New York in this Oct. 22, 2007 file photo. White told ABC7 that while she's in San Francisco she wants to check out Ayesha Curry's BBQ restaurant International Smoke. less

FILE – Game show hosts Vanna White and Pat Sajak arrive at the 17th annual Broacasting and Cable Hall of Fame awards dinner in New York in this Oct. 22, 2007 file photo. White told ABC7 that while she's ... more

Vanna White excited to try Ayesha Curry's International Smoke while in SF

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"Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak and hostess Vanna White were in San Francisco on Wednesday filming promotions for a series of shows that are going to highlight the Bay Area.

In the spring of 2020, there will be a week of "Wheel of Fortune" episodes that will be themed after the Bay Area as part of the game show's "Great American Cities" series. The two spoke to Bay Area ABC affiliate KGO (ABC is the station that airs "Wheel of Fortune") about their time in San Francisco and what they hope to get out of the trip.

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And White knows exactly where she wants to eat: International Smoke, the BBQ restaurant from Ayesha Curry and Michael Mina. Curry and Mina have had several celebrity guests stop by the restaurant since it opened in 2017, including Barack Obama, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend.

"There's a place that I'm going to," she said. "I haven't been yet, but I hear rave reviews about International Smoke. My kind of food!"

White grew up in the Carolinas, so she knows a thing or two about good BBQ.

Sajak, on the other hand, wants to grab Vietnamese food while he's in town. He said he loves going to Crustacean, which describes itself as a "Euro-Asian" restaurant and is in SF's Nob Hill.

"Well you know, it's funny," Sajak said. "We've been to cities all over the country, and there are a lot of cities it takes you a while to figure out where you are because downtowns tend to look a little bit alike. You know the moment you're in San Francisco. It's just one of the most unique cities in the world. You know the moment you step foot in it."